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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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The Bedroom Window
"A violent crime. A secret affair. A single witness."
1987 1h 54m EN
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6.3
MID
★6.3TMDB · 146
DramaThriller
Synopsis
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Baltimore, Maryland. Sylvia sees a girl being attacked from her lover Terry's bedroom window. The assailant flees and his victim is saved. But that same night another girl is found murdered.
“A violent crime. A secret affair. A single witness.”
Cast
Steve Guttenberg
Terry Lambert
Elizabeth McGovern
Denise
Isabelle Huppert
Sylvia
Paul Shenar
Collin
Carl Lumbly
Quirke
Wallace Shawn
Henderson's Attorney
Frederick Coffin
Jessup
Brad Greenquist
Henderson
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Curtis Hanson
- Writers
- Curtis Hanson
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Curtis Hanson, shot by Gilbert Taylor. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Michael Shrieve. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Scott Conrad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Steve Guttenberg and Elizabeth McGovern and Isabelle Huppert carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "A violent crime. A secret affair. A single witness.".
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IMDB entry: tt0092627 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Curtis Hanson directs. Gilbert Taylor behind the camera. Michael Shrieve scores. Scott Conrad cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 139 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Curtis Hanson, shot by Gilbert Taylor. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Michael Shrieve. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Scott Conrad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Steve Guttenberg and Elizabeth McGovern and Isabelle Huppert carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "A violent crime. A secret affair. A single witness.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0092627 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 8 themes, including "baltimore, usa", "strangler", "extramarital affair", "murder investigation".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Gilbert Taylor
- Original score
- Michael Shrieve
- Editing
- Scott Conrad
- Production design
- Ron Foreman
- Makeup / hair
- Stefano Fava
- Sound
- Chris Jenkins
- Stunt coordinator
- Thomas Rosales Jr.
- Runtime
- 114 min · 1h 54m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $8,300,000
- Box office
- $12,640,385
- Return
- 152% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Curtis Hanson
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
DEG
US
Key crew
- NovelAnne Holden
- Script SupervisorRenata Franceschi
- Key GripDerek Russell
- Production CoordinatorAngela Heald
- Wardrobe SupervisorHelen P. Butler
- Unit Production ManagerRichard H. Prince
- Second Assistant DirectorBarbara Bruno
- Location ManagerLaura Fattori
- Location Managerrandy polley
- Still PhotographerGeorge Whitear
- Supervising Sound EditorJerry Ross
- Sound Re-Recording MixerChris Jenkins
- Unit Production ManagerMarilyn Stonehouse
- Script SupervisorGail Hunter
- Stunt CoordinatorThomas Rosales Jr.
- Special EffectsGreg Hull
- Construction CoordinatorJeff Schlatter
- First Assistant DirectorJosé López Rodero
- Boom OperatorMaggie Travis
- Sound Effects EditorTom Bellfort
- FoleyDan O'Connell
- Sound MixerBill Daly
- Property MasterScott A. Stephens
- Makeup SupervisorStefano Fava
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- baltimore, usa
- strangler
- extramarital affair
- murder investigation
- employer employee relationship
- secret relationship
- neo-noir
- crime witness
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1987-01-16R
Also known as
International titles
- Vidnet i vinduetDK
- Makuuhuoneen ikkunaFI
- 窓・ベッドルームの女JP
- Miegamojo langasLT
- Vitnet i vinduetNO
- Prozor spavaće sobeRS
- 卧室的窗户CN
